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Your rights

The Rights Guide for Rough Sleepers outlines your rights around arrest, stop and search, answering police questions, move-ons, no-drinking zones, sleeping rough, taking a pee in public and highway obstruction. It was put together by The Pavement, Housing Justice, Liberty and Zacchaeus 2000.

If your benefits have been sanctioned (cut off or reduced) and you feel this is unfair, you can appeal. Print this letter and hand it in at the office where you sign on. If you feel you need more advice about sanctions, contact Zacchaeus 2000 or your nearest Citizen’s Advice Bureau. And let us know london@thepavement.org.uk at The Pavement!

volunteer

If you are a journalist with some free time to research and write stories for the magazine, please contact us.
If you're interested in finding other volunteering opportunities, contact homeless services directly
(services is a good first step) or visit
do-it.org or volunteering.org.uk for further ideas.

Doctors of the World (Stoke Newington)

For residents of Hackney and the City. Register with a GP, access specialist services, and get free prescriptions, eye tests and dental care. “First come, first served” – once the list is full they can't see more people. To make an appointment, please call or email clinic@doctorsoftheworld.org.uk

Amber (Devon)

For unemployed people aged 17-30 who want to make a new start. You may be unemployed as a result of not having a home or addiction or having been involved in crime. Residential programme in a clean, dry environment. If you're coming from outside Devon, please phone or email Olly (olly.giddings@amberweb.org).

Amber (Wiltshire)

For unemployed people aged 17-30 who want to make a new start. You may be unemployed as a result of not having a home or addiction or having been involved in crime. Residential programme in a clean, dry environment. If you're coming from outside Wiltshire, please phone (01769 582022) or email Olly (olly.giddings@amberweb.org).

Amber (Surrey)

For unemployed people aged 17-30 who want to make a new start. You may be unemployed as a result of not having a home or addiction or having been involved in crime. Residential programme in a clean, dry environment. If you're coming from outside Surrey, please phone (01769 582022) or email Olly (olly.giddings@amberweb.org).

Aylesbury Homeless Action Group

AHAG's aims and objectives are to relieve hardship, need and distress. Support and advice for anyone 18+ who is homeless or inadequately housed. Drop in for showers, washing facilities, newspapers and refreshments. Please make appointment for one-to-one support, help with education, CVs, employment etc. Phone or email info@ahag.org.uk.

Brighton Housing Trust (BHT)

BHT works in Brighton & Hove, Eastbourne and Hastings, with additional services in Wealden and Lewes districts, as well as elsewhere in Sussex. Its mission is “combating homelessness, creating opportunities, promoting change”. There are too many projects to list, so please visit their website for further info.

Catching Lives (Head Office and Canterbury Open Centre)

Information, advice and guidance for people in Canterbury who who feel they have nowhere else to turn. Practical help includes breakfast and lunch (made from donated food); showers and washing facilities; clothing, footwear and blankets/sleeping bags; and laundry. In-house mental, dental and medical healthcare workers.

Bathroom/showers, Clothing store, Dentist, Food (free), Mental health

Barnabus

NB: Drop-in centre closed until Autumn 2015 for building work, but support offices are open and outreach teams are on the streets Monday-Thursday evenings. (Activities are free and a timetable will be available when they reopen.) Opening hours for the drop-in centre to be confirmed. Support workers incl Eastern European language speakers.

Housing and social care service for those who have found themselves on the streets. Specialist GP practice providing a wide range of primary healthcare for people who may be having trouble registering with a GP who are homeless or have additional support needs such as issues with drugs and/or alcohol. (Colocated with project partners, Housing and Social Work.)

Housing and social care service for those who have found themselves on the streets. Accommodation advice, benefits advice. Specialist GP practice providing a wide range of primary healthcare for people who may be having trouble registering with a GP who are homeless or have additional support needs such as issues with drugs and/or alcohol. (Colocated with project partners, Housing and Social Work.)

Lodging House Mission

Day centre offering free breakfast and free lunch. Facilities for all include showers, foot clinic, haircuts, counselling. pool, table tennis and board games. Access to computers daily in the IT suite.

Wide range of recovery and addiction services including a drop-in needle exchange (closed on Wednesday), dentist, sexual health and HIV advice, womens’ group, wound clinic and more. Drop in or call for more information.